Paul Bertner / Mantid (Liturgusidae) juvenile camouflaged on bark, Leticia, Amazon, Colombia

Alex Hyde / Praying mantis (Mantodea) Maliau Basin, Borneo.

MYN / Javier Aznar / Lichen mantis (Liturgusa) Cuyabeno National Park, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Theo Webb / Praying mantis (Mantodea) nymph, Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Theo Webb / Praying mantis (Mantodea) nymph, stalking spider, Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Theo Webb / Praying mantis (Mantodea) nymph, Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Theo Webb / Praying mantis (Mantodea) nymph, feeding on sweat bee, Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Alex Hyde / Praying mantis (Mantodea) with moss-like markings that provide camouflage. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

John Abbott / Bark Mantis (Liturgusa sp.) Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Mantis (Hagiomantis sp.) male, Parabara, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Praying mantis (Hagiomantis sp.) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Praying mantis (Hagiomantis sp.) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Praying mantis (Liturgusidae) tropical rainforest, Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May, meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Praying mantis (Liturgusidae) tropical rainforest, Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May, meetyourneighboursproject.net

Chien Lee / Mantid (Humbertiella sp) camouflaged on branch, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Mantid (Theopompa borneana) camouflaged on tree, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Roman Willi / Praying mantis (Liturgusa sp.) head portrait, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Focus stacked.

David Weiller / Bornean bark mantis (Theopompa borneana) being attacked by ants (Formicidae sp.), Crocker Range, Sabah, Borneo, July.

David Weiller / Bornean bark mantis (Theopompa borneana) grooming its forleg with its mandibles, Crocker Range, Sabah, Borneo, July.

Paul Bertner / Mantid (Liturgusidae) recently moulted, Manu National Park, Peru

Alex Hyde / Bark mantis (Theopompa tosta), Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Robert Pickett / Tree Mantis (Liturgusa annulipes) head showing large compound eyes, Hacienda Baru, Costa Rica